Ogun community boils as police allegedly shoot Oro festival celebrant dead

Tension has gripped Ifonyintedo assemblage successful Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State aft a young antheral identified arsenic Owolabi Oniyiku was reportedly changeable dormant by constabulary officers astatine a checkpoint.

DAILY POST gathered that the officers attached to the Idiroko Border Patrol Team allegedly fired a shot, hitting Oniyiku successful the chest, connected Wednesday.

An 18-second video of the lifeless assemblage besides went viral, with youths shouting, “Police officers successful Idiroko person killed someone.”

It was learnt that a constabulary patrol checkpoint had been acceptable ablaze connected Tuesday night. Reacting to the incident, the information operatives mounted a roadblock connected Wednesday.

It was during that process that Oniyiku, who had returned location to observe the Oro festival with household and friends, ran into the police.

According to a source, helium was connected his mode to the Ilashe store erstwhile helium was shot.

“After the festival, his person decided to instrumentality to Sango-Ota connected Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Oniyiku reportedly volunteered to instrumentality him connected his motorcycle to Ilashe Garage.

“On their ...